Friday’s 6-pack:
Career earnings, for NFL punters…….
$40M— Thomas Morstead
$31.1M— Johnny Hekker
$22.5M— Sam Martin
$17.2M— Michael Dickson
$15.8M— Rigoberto Sanchez
$13.7M— Cameron Johnston
Quote of the Day
“Now no one wants to stay if they are selling like this.”
Unnamed Minnesota Twins player, during the day Thursday, while the Twins were trading a lot of their players
Friday’s quiz
Chicago Bears have never had a QB throw for 4,000+ yards in a season; who holds the Bears’ single season record for passing yardage?
Thursday’s quiz
In history of the New York Mets, Johan Santana threw the first no-hitter, in 2012.
Wednesday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the AA Birmingham Barons, Terry Francona was the Barons’ manager that year.
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Trends for major league teams
(thru Thursday’s games)
— Arizona (51-58)
Arizona lost five in row, eight of last nine games.
Diamondbacks traded several key players this week.
Under is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.
Arizona is 9-21 in last 30 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Braves (46-62)
Braves are 4-11 in their last 14 games.
Atlanta is 26-26 at home, 20-36 on the road.
Over is 14-3-2 in their last 19 games.
— Reds (57-53)
Cincinnati is 5-3 in its last eight games.
Reds are 43-35 vs righty starters, 14-18 vs lefties.
Under is 13-3-1 in their last 17 games.
Reds scored in first inning in 8 of last 13 home games.
— Cubs (63-45)
Chicago is 4-7 in its last 11 games- they lead the NL Wild Card race.
Cubs are game behind Milwaukee for NL Central lead.
Over is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Cubs are 49-28 vs righty starters, 14-17 vs lefties.
— Rockies (28-80)
Colorado is 6-6 since the All-Star break.
Under is 12-4-1 in Rockies’ last 17 home games.
Rockies are 3-26 vs lefty starters, 25-54 vs righties.
Colorado is 5-1 in last six games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Dodgers (63-46)
Dodgers are 7-14 in their last 21 games.
LA leads San Diego by 3 games in NL West.
Dodgers are 46-31 vs righty starters, 17-15 vs lefties.
Under is 6-0-1 in their last seven games.
— Marlins (52-55) )
Marlins are 29-17 in their last 46 games.
Miami is 24-29 at home, 28-26 on the road.
Under is 21-5 in Marlins’ last 26 home games.
Marlins are 8-2 in last 10 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Brewers (64-44)
Brewers are 15-4 in their last 19 games.
Milwaukee is 36-20 at home, 28-24 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine home games.
Milwaukee lead the Cubs by a game in the NL Central.
— Mets (62-47)
Mets are 17-23 in their last 40 games.
Mets are 37-16 at home, 25-31 on the road.
Under is 6-3-2 in their last eleven games.
Mets lead Philly by half-game in NL East.
— Phillies (61-47)
Phillies are 7-11 in their last 18 road games.
Phillies are 49-29 vs righty starters, 12-18 vs lefties.
Over is 7-4-1 in their last 12 games.
Phillies trail Mets by half-game in NL East; they’re #2 Wild Card team.
— Pirates (47-62)
Pirates won eight of their last nine games.
Pittsburgh is 31-25 at home, 16-37 on the road.
Under is 8-2 in their last 10 games.
Pirates are 13-6 in last 19 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— St Louis (55-55)
St Louis is 9-17 in its last 26 games.
Cardinals are 13-5 in home series openers.
St Louis is 32-24 at home, 23-31 on the road.
Under is 8-2-1 in their last eleven games.
— Padres (60-49)
Padres won their last five games, scoring 31 runs.
San Diego made lot of moves before the trade deadline.
Under is 7-3 in their last 10 games.
San Diego leads Cincinnati by 3 games for the last NL Wild Card slot.
— Giants (54-55)
Giants are 2-12 in their last 14 games, 12-23 since acquiring Devers.
Giants are 44-36 vs righty pitchers, 10-19 vs lefties.
Over is 8-3-1 in their last dozen road games.
SF lost last five games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Washington (44-64)
Nationals are 6-6 since the All-Star break.
Washington is 6-16 in its last 22 home games.
Over is 20-7 in their last 27 games.
Washington is 18-8 last 26 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Notes for the Indianapolis Colts:
Colts went 9-8/8-9 in two seasons under Shane Steichen.
Lou Anumumo is the new defensive coordinator.
OC Jim Bob Cooter was Peyton Manning’s backup QB at Tennessee.
This year, Colts are #14 in $$$ spent on offense (last year, #3)
This year, Colts are #5 in $$$ spent on defense (last year, #17)
Indy was minus-4 in turnovers last year (25-29)
Colts were 8-5 LY in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Colts were 5-3 LY in games decided by 3 or fewer points.
Over is 12-5 in their last 17 home games.
Colts are 5-2 ATS in last seven games as a home favorite.
Colts are 2-5 ATS in last seven games as a road favorite.
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Famous birthdays, August 1st:
Terry Kiser, 86
Greg Gross, 73
John Spagnola, 68
Kiki Vandeweghe, 67
Greg Bell, 63
Gaston Green, 59
Gregg Jefferies, 58
Stacey Augmon, 57
Edgerrin James, 47
Austin Rivers, 33
Madison Bumgarner, 36
Ezequiel Tovar, 24
— Orioles (50-59)
Baltimore won five of its last six games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Orioles are 17-16 vs AL East foes, 33-43 vs everyone else.
Orioles dealt some guys at the trade deadline.
— Red Sox (59-51)
Red Sox won five of their last seven games.
Boston is 14-21 in one-run games.
Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
Red Sox are 22-15 in 37 games since trading Devers.
— White Sox (40-69)
Chicago is 8-4 since the All-Star break.
White Sox are 24-32 at home, 16-37 on the road.
Over is 8-4-1 in their last thirteen games.
Chicago is 28-53 vs righty starters, 12-16 vs lefties.
— Cleveland (54-54)
Cleveland is 14-6 in its last 20 games.
Guardians are 2.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Guardians are 41-34 vs righty starters, 13-20 vs lefties.
Over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
— Detroit (64-46)
Detroit won its last four games, scoring 34 runs.
Tigers are 18-9 vs its AL Central rivals, lead division by 9 games.
Detroit is 14-4 in home series openers.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
— Houston (62-47)
Astros are 3-10 in their last 13 home games.
Astros lead Seattle/Texas by 5 games in AL West.
Over is 11-7 in their last 18 road games.
Houston added a new LF-SS-3B at trade deadline.
— Royals (54-55)
Royals are 14-8 in their last 22 games.
Kansas City is 41-47 vs righty starters, 13-8 vs lefties.
Under is 14-6 in Royals’ last 20 home games.
Royals are 2-9 in last eleven home series openers.
— Angels (53-56)
Angels are 8-6 in their last 14 home games.
Halos are four games out of last Wild Card slot.
Angels are 43-45 vs righty starters, 10-11 vs lefties.
Angels are 25-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Twins (51-57)
Twins traded 10 players off their roster, just this week.
Twins lost five of their last seven games.
Minnesota is 30-24 at home, 21-33 on the road.
Under is 12-6 in their last eighteen games.
— New York (60-49)
New York is 12-8 in its last 20 games.
Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
Right now, New York is the #1 Wild Card in the AL.
New York is 48-37 vs righty starters, 12-12 vs lefties.
— A’s (48-63)
A’s are 15-12 in their last 27 games.
Under is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.
A’s are 12-15 in one-run games, 6-3 in extra innings.
Last 13 series, A’s are 6-1 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on..
— Seattle (58-52)
Mariners are 5-7 in their last 12 games overall.
Seattle is 13-7 in its last 20 home games.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Mariners added 3B Suarez to improve their offense.
— Texas (57-53)
Rangers are 9-4 since the All-Star break.
Texas is 11-21 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 34-20 at home, 23-33 on road.
Over is 7-3 in their last nine games.
— Tampa Bay (54-56)
Tampa Bay lost 20 of its last 27 games.
Rays are 31-28 at home, 23-28 on the road.
Tampa Bay is 3.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Rays are 2-8 in last ten games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Toronto (64-46)
Blue Jays lost four of their last five games overall.
Blue Jays won 12 of their last 13 home games.
Over is 8-3-2 in their last thirteen games.
Toronto is 15-7 in last 22 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
